Weather Forecasts

Turks and Caicos Islands: 5 Day Forecast

Ahoy from Mudjin Harbour in Middle Caicos, Boaby Rock Point in Grand Turk, and Grace Bay in Providenciales. Today in Mudjin Harbour the sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 6:49 PM, with the moon 53% lit. With fairly clear skies early this evening in some waters, ye may catch bright Venus low in the western sky just after sunset.

Friday brings a fair bit o changing weather across the islands, matey. The morning starts warm near 83 to 84 F, and with humidity around 76 to 80 it will feel like 90 to 93 F. Seas run 4 to 5 feet at Mudjin and Boaby Rock early, closer to 4 feet at Grace Bay, with easterly to southeasterly winds mostly 15 to 19 Miles Per Hour, strongest off Grand Turk. Early rain looks so light most crews may not notice much, and sunrise through late morning is the brightest stretch at Grace Bay and Mudjin with cloud cover dipping as low as 10 to 32 percent. By midday and afternoon, clouds build again, especially at Mudjin, while Boaby Rock turns a touch wetter late morning with passing showers. Through dinner time, conditions stay usable but a bit more unsettled, with cloud cover climbing, seas easing to 3 to 4 feet at Grace Bay and 4 feet at Mudjin, while Boaby Rock slips from 5 to 4 feet. After sunset, all three spots trend cloudier with showers becoming more noticeable, especially late evening at Mudjin and Boaby Rock. The standout difference today is Boaby Rock Point, where winds stay strongest around 16 to 19 Miles Per Hour and waves hold rougher at 5 feet much of the day.

Saturday looks gentler on the water overall, especially by afternoon, arrr. Morning skies stay mostly cloudy in all three locations, with temperatures around 81 to 83 F early and 83 to 84 F later on. With humidity mostly 75 to 78 it will feel like 86 to 91 F in the morning, rising to around 91 to 94 F in the afternoon. Mudjin still carries on-and-off showers through much of the day under thick cloud, but waves ease to 3 feet and winds settle to 9 to 12 Miles Per Hour by afternoon. Grace Bay follows a similar pattern, with 3 foot seas early dropping to 2 feet later, and southeast winds easing from 15 down to around 9 or 10 Miles Per Hour. Boaby Rock improves the most for boaters and beachgoers, starting cloudy with a little leftover overnight rain, then turning drier through late morning, afternoon, and dinner with 3 to 4 foot seas and winds easing from 17 down to around 10 to 13 Miles Per Hour. The main difference tomorrow is Mudjin staying wetter than the country average, while Grand Turk turns out the driest by afternoon and evening.

Tide Times for Mudjin Harbour
Friday, September 18th
High: 1:03 AM
Low: 7:09 AM
High: 2:21 PM
Low: 9:03 PM
Saturday, September 19th
High: 1:59 AM
Low: 8:02 AM
High: 3:21 PM
Low: 10:09 PM

Top 3 best half days for the country to head out on the ocean: 1. Monday morning, 2. Tuesday morning, 3. Sunday morning, with the smallest countrywide seas around 2 to 3 feet and lighter winds in many spots.

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